Archive - Our Long Walk

Meet your new teacher

A new plan for education to celebrate Youth Day!

Jun 16 •

And the prize goes to...

The winner of the Our Long Walk Essay Competition revealed!

Jun 13 •

The ruinous growth of sports betting in South Africa

And what to do about it

Jun 9 •

Blueprint for a new university

Will anyone invest in my start-up idea?

Jun 6 •

Who is the most influential Afrikaans public intellectual of the twentieth century? And of the twenty-first?

Jun 2 •

May 2025

AI ate my homework

What should we do about it?

May 30 •

How Africa must rethink foreign aid

Two principles for reform

May 26 •

Everything is social impact

But should it be?

May 23 •

Government in your pocket

Can digital public infrastructure reconnect people and the state?

May 19 •

Who Built the Pyramids?

An entirely new chapter 4 for Our Long Walk to Economic Freedom

May 16 •

Where did the rain begin to beat us?

In the final episode of season 1, Jonathan and I reflect on the lessons from the first eleven episodes of the Our Long Walk podcast

May 13 •

36:07

How rigid hiring rules could strangle South Africa’s economic future

May 12 •

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